Watercolors portrait ACEOS

  Cow Girl  2.5" by 3.5 "Unfinished"

"Cow Girl" light background 2.5" by 3.5"

Progressive studies, watercolors and Oil paintings, miniatures.

 

Some of the progressive studies in watercolors and oils, small miniatures 2.5” by 3.5” and 4” by 6” in size, done in encaustic boards, paper and linen canvas, a mixture of yellows and perm madder medium. Omitting this time earth tones for the oils, working with cool solid colors.  

 

   

Paintings titles: From left to right “Blue Bird”, “On the beach”, “Mother land”, “women” and  “Monroe”.

 

  

What would You do?

 

 

This past summer, one of the biggest market around my area opens doors, where you can go and have fun with the family, there’s vendors outside, smoked BBQ. You name it, this is a place where all the locals go to sell their stuff. And all of the locals go to buy stuff, To me, an opportunity with out ends, decided to venture out my self, and  what would be my summers trip for now on!

What happened when I got there?, first thing early in the morning, someone stop by and look at me, a through out look, and said in a mean tone and loud, pointing at one of my artworks,  You call that Art?  in reply in a nice tone, ok, shrugging my shoulders and with a smile, I said with all respects your entitled to your own opinion, and yes, is Art.

Said and smiled and looked at the painting, a couple of bad comments hmmm, the painting is to red it promotes anger and hunger.  The moments passed and people passing by, ignoring me, the vendor next to me said. You, don’t belong here! ten years I've being in this place, and if you do more than what you paid you’re lucky!

What do You do? in a situation like that? where all seems to point out to be a disaster? sight and say,… is true, and go home. NO, the day is not over, This is the time, to put customer and sales skills to practice, to give out business cards, get to know people, see what works they like, See what ages are around, and yes to take all kinds of criticism. To understand that not everyone has to like what you do, on the  mean time for every, no, in my head is a not now, maybe later… . even if not a single Artwork gets sold, time isn’t wasted  because in every opportunity there’s potential!

What will you know, the first painting sold you guessed it!…immediately by the end of the day almost empty with few works in hands, one of them later was purchased, and quote: Your beautiful painting, stands proud, framed on top of the piano”…

No I don’t think I am all that! on the contrary still learning, and a lot, what I’m trying to say with this is, expect harsh comments as well as really good comments. If it has potential to you, it does!, Just needs to be in the right hands. Rather you want your Artwork to be with whom appreciates your talent and understands the meaning of your work.

Never stop painting and take things to personal,  but excel and feel proud of what you do! Continue pushing that brush, with practice time and patience, only one thing will happen, and that is… progress!

Watercolor ACEO miniature painting

 

 

The limited palette Kitten, completely done in watercolors, no pencil was used, signed lower left right. Cut to size 2.5” by 3.5”

Watercolor flower and moth painting

 

titled: “Learning to see the wings”

 

A very good friend of mine, told me, “Learn to see the Butterfly  wings in people”, she told me then, what a butterfly really looks like, when you turn it over is an ugly worm. But when you look at the overall picture, is a beautiful creation.

Learning to see the good in others or learning to not judge others, is not always an easy task, but it is worth it! unless, you don’t talk and listen to people get to know them, there’s not much point on going with the thought of (he or she is just a bug), is negative and has no value, and not healthy for you.

Yet, must understand that sometimes, no matter how good we are to others,  not always you will, get a positive result.  If that is the case well, We must give attention to whom really appreciates the time, and respect us.

Don’t get me wrong, after the conversation, as a joke in reply I said, So,… what if, I picture that person as a water bug?  she nodded. 

Titled: “Learning to see the wings”, in watercolors on Canson 140lb paper, size is 5” by 7”, slightly darker, signed, cropped for better view, pre printed, acid free, post card,  Painting made in honor of my beautiful friend Kim.